My son Mason and I repainted a full-size P&LE bobber caboose for a friend that is involved with the park. The caboose and a small Porter steam locomotive are on display at the local "Riverfront Park" in Sewickley. An easy job as the paint was not yet in bad shape. This caboose and the Porter locomotive displayed next to it were moved to the park last year when they lost their home at Station Square in Pittsburgh. The locomotive needs work on its black paint also, and we will be back to take care of that in a week or two.
Photo Collections
- Tools and Shop Photos
- Woodshop Project Photos
- Garden Railroad Photos
- Indoor Railroad Photos
- Homemade CNC Photos
- Gadget Project Photos
Riverfront Park
- Photographs of the trains, arifacts and other features of Riverfront Park in Sewickley Pennsylvania!!!
Riverfront Train Transfer
- Photos of the transfer of the H.K. Porter Locomotive and Bobber Caboose to Riverfront Park, Sewickley, Pennsylvania. The Porter Locomotive was built in 1897 in Pittburgh Pa. Photos of the transfer of the locomotive and caboose from Station Square in Pittsburgh to Riverfront Park are courtesy of Peggy Standish. Click on the images below for full-size photos.
Good Sites
- Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation
- Rockler Woodworking Blog
- Highland Woodworking
- Botanic Garden of Western Pennsylvania
- WoodshopDemos.com
- Toolemera Press and Blog
- Riverfront Park Sewickley
- Darrell Peart G&G Furniture
- TubeClock.Com Home Page
- Blue Spruce Toolworks
- Edric Florence Woodturner
- Western Pa. Woodworkers Club
- Bill Logan\'s Flexible Garden Roadbed Method
- Woodworking Magazine
- A Woodworking Odyssey
- Riverfront Park Link
- A Learning Adventure in the Workshop
Tools and Shop
Great Books
Silas Kopf: A Marquetry Odyssey: Historical Objects and Personal Work, Silas Kopf
Inspiring and intimidating! Well worth the read.Christopher Schwarz: Workbenches: From Design And Theory To Construction And Use
Great book! Do not buy unless you want to make a workbench...this book will FORCE you to do it!Jeremy Adamson: The Furniture of Sam Maloof
Great overview of Maloof history and styleMira Nakashima: Nature Form & Spirit: The Life and Legacy of George Nakashima
Excellent photos for learning more about Nakashima's styleRobert W. Lang: Shop Drawings for Greene & Greene Furniture: 22 Projects for Every Room in the Home
Excellent book of Greene and Greene drawings by Robert Lang. Good tips on reproducing G&G details too.Make: Technology on Your Time
Great new magazone for techo geeks and DIYs...I love it.Mike Burton: Veneering: A Foundation Course
Mike's book is out of print, but you can get it used through Amazon. Excellent starter book on veneering.Darrell Peart: Greene and Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop
I love Darrell's interpretation of Greene and Greene! Don't build in the style of Greene & Greene without this book!- Ashley Iles: Memories of a Sheffield Tool Maker
Only available from the Tools for Working Wood website (www.toolsforworkingwood.com) as it is now out of print. I love history, woodworking and tools and this book weaves all three together into a fascinating portrait of life in Sheffield England in the first half of the twentieth-century. Leonard Lee: The Complete Guide to Sharpening
Practical and worth every penny...Michael O'Donnell: Turning Green Wood
Great book on turning green wood...my favorite way to turnBruce Smith: Greene & Greene: Masterworks
Great photos on the Greene and Greene style
